- Etiology: placed in patients who require long-term infusions, most commonly chemotherapy
- Imaging: catheter tip should be pointing inferiorly in superior vena cava or at cavo-atrial junction
- Complications: initial malposition of catheter tip, port leaking, catheter broken or leaking, catheter tip migrated either out of vessel or occluded against wall of vessel, fibrin sheath or thrombus at catheter tip, retained or embolized catheter fragment or fibrin sheath after catheter removal
- Treatment: fibrin sheath and thrombus treated with tissue plasminogen activator (TPA) infusion
- Clinical: presents with failure to infuse or draw back through catheter
Radiology Cases of Central Venous Catheter Malfunction / Malposition / Misposition / Misplacement
Radiology Cases of Central Venous Catheter Normal Appearance

Radiology Cases of Central Venous Catheter Malposition

Radiology Cases of Central Venous Catheter Port Not Correctly Accessed

Radiology Cases of Central Venous Catheter Port Leaking

Radiology Cases of Central Venous Catheter Leaking

Radiology Cases of Central Venous Catheter Migrated and Occluded Against Wall of Vessel



Radiology Cases of Central Venous Catheter Migrated Out of Vessel

Radiology Cases of Central Venous Catheter Fibrin Sheath




Radiology Cases of Central Venous Catheter Thrombus


Radiology Cases of Central Venous Catheter Embolized Fragment

Radiology Cases of Central Venous Catheter Embolized Fibrin Sheath After Catheter Removal
